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Joe Bonamassa transforms Madonna’s Like a Prayer into a soulful blues-rock solo showcase

As a guest of the band Scary Pockets, Bonamassa brilliantly brings the worlds of blues, funk, and disco together

Guitar World

"He was the last of the greatest generation of singers and musicians" – tributes paid to Tony Bennett, who has died at the age of 96

John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and Nile Rodgers salute the iconic crooner

MusicRadar

“His legacy in guitar is worthy of a book itself”: Joe Bonamassa, Neal Schon and Mat Koehler pay tribute to former Gibson luthier Edwin Wilson

The man behind Gibson’s True Historic range and Bonamassa’s first signature models has passed away aged 59

Guitar World

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Montreux Jazz Festival review: Loyle Carner and Nile Rodgers are on excellent form amid the Swiss alps

Closing weekend opens with thunderstorms and ends in blazing sunshine

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80s glam, vampires and 'Ska-mericana': these are the best new rock songs you need to hear this week

Some of the most exciting young names in rock music are included in this week's lineup - vote for your favourite!

Louder

“It’s like the Blues Breakers meets Guitar Slim meets Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith and co” – Joe Bonamassa shares cover of Slim’s classic Well, Well, I Done Got Over It

Bonamassa's British blues-inspired take on the Guitar Slim cover is the third single to be released ahead of his forthcoming album, Blues Deluxe Vol 2, which is out 6 October

MusicRadar

Brad Paisley calls Joe Bonamassa "the best guitarist in the world" before their onstage jam in Nashville

The guitar giants jammed at Paisley's 4th July bash and played three songs together

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Joe Bonamassa and Brad Paisley exchange blues and country licks in this fiery onstage guitar duel for Nashville’s 4th of July celebrations

See how the blues ace handled himself as he stepped onstage with Paisley’s formidable band in front of a huge crowd in downtown Nashville

Guitar World

Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene almost featured a Fender Stratocaster instead of the Gibson ES-345

Norman’s Rare Guitars supplied the (famously inaccurate) 1958 ES-345 guitar – and Norm says he pointed out the historical error at the time

Guitar World

“He’s making different chords underneath all this music… and singing a middle harmony at the same time!” Joe Bonamassa’s love for Chris Squire

A blues guitar icon calling a prog bassist his hero? It’s unusual, but it’s not unheard of

Louder

Joe Bonamassa called him his new favorite player and Steve Vai hailed him as the evolution of guitar: how Matteo Mancuso developed a technique like no other

The Italian virtuoso unpicks the inspiration behind his eye-opening approach, and explains why he never wanted to become a lead guitarist in the first place

Guitar World

10 famous father/son drumming duos

The dads who raised successful sticksmen

MusicRadar

This week’s essential guitar tracks: from a former Megadeth shredder’s Pink Floyd cover to Dumble-assisted slide brilliance

Fresh six-string inspiration from Joe Bonamassa, Voice of Baceprot, Cory Wong, Alice Cooper, Rivers of Nihil, Duff McKagan and oh so many more

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa just dropped a new single – and it features one of his “best-ever guitar solos”

Twenty-Four Hour Blues is the lead single from Bonamassa's upcoming album, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, which features Josh Smith and Kirk Fletcher

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Joe Bonamassa announces new album Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 and asks: “Am I even good enough to pay tribute to my heroes all over again?”

The answer, says Bonamassa, is on the record. It features eight covers, two originals, and is out 6 October via J&R Adventures. And you can watch the video for Twenty-Four Hour Blues now

MusicRadar

Joe Bonamassa explains why he isn't interested in being 'relevant': "I've never been and never will be"

"Would you rather please the critics at Rolling Stone or please the fans that put you there?"

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa just bought one of Norman’s Rare Guitars’ most prized instruments

“This is one of the most important guitars I’ve ever sold,” said Norman Harris of the historic vintage electric

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Carmen Vandenberg play an electrifying game of blues tag in this cover of B.B. King’s Ain’t Nobody Home

The three players trade licks and smiles – all backed by Josh Smith – on this classic King cover, albeit seemingly unaware of the irony that they’ve crowded in a room to do so

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See Joe Bonamassa tracking a feast of blazing guitar solos for the forthcoming Black Country Communion album

Joe and a heap of vintage gear was in Sunset Sound studio with bandmates Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa discusses living with his 500-strong guitar collection: “The sheer magnitude of it all would overwhelm even the most jaded collector”

The blues-rock superstar has been discussing what it’s like to live with his immense gear haul – and what might happen to it after he’s gone

Guitar World

John Mayer's maple-fretboard PRS SE Silver Sky is finally here – and so are some sleek new finishes

First road-tested by Mayer in the spring, the SE Silver Sky Maple comes in its own set of smart colorways

Guitar World

Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi-championed virtuoso Matteo Mancuso really is superhuman – watch him play his mind-melting new single Drop D live

Witness the spectacle that is Drop D live, and marvel at Mancuso's boundary-pushing technique that delivers some truly astonishing results

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa explains why he prefers Stratocasters with maple fretboards over rosewood

Though he's partial to playing both, the blues-rocker leans towards maple ’boards for one key reason

Guitar World

Meet 'Sunny', a newly uncovered 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard from South Africa

More and more holy grail Les Paul Standards are surfacing in recent years, but this exceptional specimen remains a thoroughbred unicorn by anyone's reckoning

Guitar World

Watch Joe Bonamassa play Peter Green’s guitars – and explain why he’s pleased Kirk Hammett owns the Greeny Les Paul

Green’s 1968 Gretsch White Falcon and 1931 National Duolian Resonator received the Bonamassa seal of approval ahead of going up for auction next month

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